Damascus, Mar. 14, (dpa/GNA) - The United Nations has criticized the ongoing violence in Syria, coming after the devastating earthquake, and called for a cessation of all hostilities. …
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China’s Communist Party names Xi ally Li Qiang as new premier
Beijing, March 11, (dpa/GNA) – China’s People’s Congress, has appointed Li Qiang as the country’s new premier, a high-profile politician, known to be a…
China’s inflation weakest in a year; factory gate deflation deepens
Beijing, Mar. 9, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - China’s consumer price inflation eased markedly in February on weak demand following the Lunar New Year holidays and producer price deflation deepened…
Indonesian football officials jailed over stampede that killed 135
Jakarta, Mar. 9, (dpa/GNA) - An Indonesian court on Thursday handed prison sentences two football officials for negligence over a stampede that killed 135 people at a stadium last…
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Tel Aviv, Mar. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians inside a vehicle in the West Bank on Thursday. The Palestinian Ministry of Health…
Georgia withdraws proposed ‘foreign agents’ law after protests
Tbilisi, Mar. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Lawmakers in Georgia have withdrawn a “foreign agents” bill following days of protests against it, the ruling Georgian Dream party said on…
Renewed violence at demonstration in Georgian capital Tbilisi
Tbilisi, March 8, (dpa/GNA) – Security forces again used force against demonstrators, during anti-government protests in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Wednesday evening. According…
Monitor: Three killed in Israeli strike that hit Aleppo airport
Beirut (dpa) – At least three people were killed in an Israeli missile attack that hit Aleppo’s airport and put it out of service…
Nepal no longer wants to let tourists hike alone in the Himalayas
Kathmandu, March 8, (dpa/GNA) – Nepal, has made it mandatory for all tourists who trek in the country’s Himalayan region, to hire local assistance,…
Thousands homeless after fire guts Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
Dhaka, March 6, (dpa/GNA) – At least 2,000 makeshift shelters were burnt after a massive fire broke out in parts of an extremely crowded…
Amnesty: UN members must act in face of Taliban’s ‘relentless abuses’
Islamabad, March 6, (dpa/GNA) – Amnesty International called on United Nations member states to act, in the face of the deteriorating human rights situation…
US approves arms sales to Taiwan worth $619 million
Taipei, Mar. 3, (dpa/GNA) - The US has approved a $619-million potential sale of weapons to Taiwan to help boost the island’s defense capability. Taiwan’s foreign ministry…
Tent fire injures seven, including six children, in NW Syria
Beirut, Feb 23, (dpa/GNA) – Seven people, including six children, were injured when their tent caught fire in a refugee camp in north-west Syria,…
Mine explosions in central Syria leave at least 10 dead
Beirut, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) - At least 10 civilians were killed Monday and more than a dozen wounded in two separate explosions of mines left behind by…
Taliban forces kill two IS members in Kabul raid
Islamabad, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – Two members of the Islamic State (IS) were killed, during a raid on their hideout in Kabul city, Taliban…
Taliban announce taking over Afghan embassy in Tehran
Tehran, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – Taliban representatives are to take over running Afghanistan’s embassy in Tehran, a spokesman for the militant Islamic movement said…
Israelis, Palestinians meet in Jordan as West Bank violence spirals
Tel Aviv/Cairo, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – Palestinian and Israeli officials on Sunday, agreed during face-to-face talks to take steps to build mutual confidence following…
United Nations calls for donations to help war-wracked Yemenis
Geneva, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – The United Nations is launching on Monday, a drive for donations to provide humanitarian aid to the people of…
Scepticism regarding Chinese plan to end Russian war in Ukraine
Beijing, Feb. 24, (dpa/GNA) - Top EU and NATO officials and China observers reacted with scepticism on Friday to Beijing’s much-anticipated position paper on the Russian-Ukraine war, in…
Death toll rises to six in China mine accident
Shenzen, China, Feb 24, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll in a serious mine accident in northern China has risen to six, state news agency…